MCPS elementary schools and birthday cutoff

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[Post New]08/30/2022 10:32
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Anonymous wrote:Some require test in. It’s only automatic after 2nd.


A friend had their kid with an early September birthday take the test to enter K early and from what they said it assumes the kid had learned the entirety of K content and material almost perfectly. It sounded like they want kids to fail. I would definitely get more info.

Yeah, MCPS does not really want kids to start early, and the test is designed to weed out most kids.


Our school refused to test.
[Post New]08/30/2022 13:46
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The 6 week thing also seems designed to have as few kids as possible continue in 1st grade... I know other parents who opted to keep their kids in K even if they were recommended to move to 1st, because they had already moved schools and didn't want more disruption. I don't think they were offered at test. Just seems kinda silly... 6 weeks seems way too long to evaluate whether someone should be in K or 1st...
[Post New]08/30/2022 14:07
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Anonymous wrote:The 6 week thing also seems designed to have as few kids as possible continue in 1st grade... I know other parents who opted to keep their kids in K even if they were recommended to move to 1st, because they had already moved schools and didn't want more disruption. I don't think they were offered at test. Just seems kinda silly... 6 weeks seems way too long to evaluate whether someone should be in K or 1st...


There isn’t a test for first grade. It’s observation only.
[Post New]08/30/2022 16:57
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Anonymous wrote:The 6 week thing also seems designed to have as few kids as possible continue in 1st grade... I know other parents who opted to keep their kids in K even if they were recommended to move to 1st, because they had already moved schools and didn't want more disruption. I don't think they were offered at test. Just seems kinda silly... 6 weeks seems way too long to evaluate whether someone should be in K or 1st...


It is really unfair to the kids which is why many wait till second if the school offers first grade.
[Post New]08/30/2022 19:38
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Why is the cutoff September 1st and not December 31st?
[Post New]08/30/2022 20:20
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Anonymous wrote:Why is the cutoff September 1st and not December 31st?


Because Maryland is different than NY?
[Post New]08/30/2022 20:27
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Anonymous wrote:Why is the cutoff September 1st and not December 31st?


It used to be further back and years ago they changed it. They have an option to test in 9/1-10/15 kids but some schools don't allow testing and even if you test and your child is ready, they will deny you as they don't have to give you a reason why. So, your only option is to go private or homeschool.
[Post New]08/30/2022 22:17
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What if you want to redshirt your child after private K, even if they meet the cutoff requirement?
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